Dragon CX 3-peat

The Carroll Dragon Girls and Boys finish 1st for third consecutive year at Texas 5A state meet.

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Carroll Boys and Girls Dominate at StateSubmitted by Lori Palmer

The Carroll Dragon girls and boys cross-country teams took 1st
place at the Texas 5A state meet on Saturday. “Believe” was the Dragon motto
this cross-country season as there were many new faces on both girls and boys
varsity teams. It began at the Greenhill relays in August and finished with the
championship trophies on Saturday. The top 12 teams in Texas made the journey
to Round Rock to compete.

The course was reconfigured due to the heavy rain in the
area last week. The sun was shining, and the new course brought more sharp
turns and hills this year. The Dragon teams believed in their training and
their teammates and achieved their common goal.

"I'm so proud of the kids and the way they ran to
clench the 3-peat,” said Coach Justin Leonard. “This truly was a program win
for us. The kids bought in, set big goals and went to work in achieving them. This
senior class left its mark on the program just like the ones before them, and
we are grateful for that.” Leonard’s favorite quote is "he who runs with
the past never runs alone.”

The Lady Dragons scored 110 team points with one top-10
finish, Tig Archer at 5th. Sam Young came in 17th, senior
Katie Burnham was on her heels with 18th place, Moriah Dadson finished
at 35th, and the final scoring position was Haley McFadden at 81st. Freshman Ari Lopez, placing 87th,
and Sophomore Kayli Jones, placing 89th, will be back next year to
represent the Lady Dragons.

The Carroll boys scored 80 team points with two runners in
the top 10. Senior Jacob Pickle was runner-up and silver medalist, and Connor
Hendrickson — with his third appearance at the state meet — was 5th. Juniors Eli Canal, Johnny Kemps and Ansel
Richards placed 15th, 43rd and 60th, respectively.
Senior Brent Aydon followed with 66th and junior Luke Lanham at 69th
to complete the varsity team.

For full listing of Texas 5A State Championship results, visit My Chip Time.